In a public session held Oct. 28, 1965, during the closing months of the Second Vatican Council, Pope St. Paul VI solemnly approved Christus Dominus, the decree “On the Pastoral Office of ...

Perhaps no author’s name has appeared in 'America' more often than Flannery O’Connor’s over the years, from a 1956 editorial ...

Being on the altar at solemn High Mass at Westminster Cathedral, Tom Corbishley once remarked, is like engaging in an elaborate game of ecclesiastical chess.

The COVID-19 pandemic that killed millions worldwide is also blamed for a liturgical dispute that has shaken India's ...

Last week more than 30 bishops and cardinals joined with theologians, journalists and other Catholic leaders at Fordham ...

Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic Church. Facts The full name of the country is State of Vatican City. It stands on ...

St. John Paul II greets Rabbi Elio Toaff in 1986 at Rome’s main synagogue, believed to be the oldest Jewish community in the ...

A conference hosted by the Philos Project and the Catholic Information Center on Monday focused on the responsibilities of Catholics in addressing antisemitism and confronting their Church s history ...

Join The Catholic Leader team as we dive into a word each week that highlights our faith. The word this week is – Church.

On the 62nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, the pope calls youth to embrace their vocations with faith and courage.

William Barrett is hardly remembered in Catholic academic or literary circles, though his Catholic novels offer richly textured stories that avoid the sensational and sentimental.

For the second ... Vatican considers the Italian teenager, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, as an inspiring role model for today’s young Catholics. Another important appointment is the ...